Nightmare Attack

Combined with elements such as late at night, deep in the forest, kowtows, stone plates, and pouring blood, it is not difficult to guess that these former residents of Blackstone Town are performing some kind of ritual at this moment.

Or sacrifice.

Women obviously play a priestly role in this.

In the next painting, the painting style changed suddenly, and a huge and ferocious monster appeared from the stone plate.

It has sharp and twisted horns, a thick body, and fins that are far stronger and more powerful than fish. There are actually two pairs of bat-like wings stuck on the back covered with fine scales.

What's even more intimidating is the terrifying mouth that can almost cut someone off.

Facing such a guy, Chenran and Jiang Cheng were both unusually silent.

They were no strangers to it. They had seen it once before, on the first stone door, with the same dark carvings.

"Brother Hao," Chenran looked at Jiang Cheng, as if he could see through what he was thinking at the moment, and reminded lightly: "There are 35 people in the team entering the forest."

Jiang Cheng stared at the old woman, and after a moment, he returned: "It's 36 people, you didn't count the dead person."

"Yes," Chenran narrowed his eyes and smiled.

When entering the forest, there were 35 living people carrying a dead person. After leaving the forest, the dead person being carried disappeared. The board was empty, but there were 36 people in the team.

Combined with the scenes they witnessed near the stone plate, it became obvious that the stone plate was not, or more precisely, the power of this sacrifice.

resurrection

It can resurrect the dead.

Raising the flesh and bones of dead people, such a weird thing actually happened.

Jiang Cheng could imagine the shock in the hearts of outsiders who already had some basic knowledge of modern medicine when they accidentally discovered this scene.

No, it should be said to be shocking!

This completely subverted their understanding.

And then, the seeds of greed in their hearts began to take root and sprout.

Few people can resist the temptation of immortality, and they are no exception.

The subsequent scenes also confirmed this.

They began to contact the townspeople more and more frequently, snooping around and inquiring into the townspeople's stories, hoping to get a glimpse of some secrets related to the sacrifices.

And they no longer care about repairing the ship, but devote all their energy to how to uncover the secrets of the sacrifice and thereby use it, and the locals, to serve themselves.

As time went by, the townspeople gradually realized that these outsiders were less and less interested in leaving here, and their interest in the forest increased greatly.

then--

Conflict inevitably occurs.

The trigger was a child.

They are the children of outsiders.

He seemed to be suffering from a very rare and strange disease, and was dying in his mother's arms.

A group of outsiders, accompanied by women and children, came to the largest and most luxurious building in the town. Then, an old man walked out of the building.

The old man's clothes were obviously more sophisticated than those of other townspeople. Jiang Cheng thought he must be the mayor or the leader of a tribe.

In the previous painting of sneaking into the forest late at night to offer sacrifices, it was the old man who led the group.

At first, the attitude of both parties was quite mild, but then, the situation took a turn for the worse, and the faces of both parties began to become more and more uncomfortable, and finally a fierce quarrel broke out.

Townspeople continued to come from all directions, and more and more helpers from outsiders gathered. They took weapons from the ship and distributed them to everyone. The spear-like weapons faintly reflected the cold light.

What is colder than the cold light is the eyes of these people.

It is not difficult to guess that they hope that the old man will use the ability of the altar to help the child overcome difficulties.

Perhaps in their minds, since sacrifice can resurrect the dead, saving a dying person is not a problem. Of course, the premise is that the townspeople think so.

But the reality is that the old man sternly rejected their request.

Moreover, in the later painting, the old man seemed very angry and pointed at the repaired ship docked on the shore. His intention was very clear, asking them to leave as soon as possible.

In the end, both parties broke up unhappy.

But on this night, the accumulated desire and greed finally burst out.

Although the number of outsiders is slightly smaller than that of the townspeople in Blackstone Town, their weapons are more sophisticated. They form a small team of about 10 people, armed with weapons. They first disarmed all the guards arranged in the town, and then removed the sleeping townspeople from them. They were arrested from their homes and driven to the square in the center of the town.

Yes, it was the square where Jiang Cheng and others ate.

Soon, the old man was led in front of the leading man with his hands tied behind his back.

Unarmed townspeople were asked to kneel down, and outsiders armed with weapons stood guard at their side. The identity of the rescuer and the rescued was instantly shattered.

There are no more victims in need of rescue here, only a group of bandits taking the opportunity to cause trouble.

Everyone knew in their hearts that asking the townspeople to save the child was just a pretense. Whether the child died or not had nothing to do with them. At best, it was just a test subject.

The important thing is that they need a high-sounding excuse for themselves as civilized people.

The exact conversation between them is unknown, but according to the information revealed in the painting, the old man finally compromised after more than a dozen townspeople died.

Under his leadership, a group of people escorted the townspeople and marched toward the forest in a mighty manner.

The outsiders cruelly used ropes to pass through the collarbones of the townspeople and strung them into a long line. While they were holding weapons and torches, they walked in groups beside the line to escort them.

Unlike the fearful townspeople, the faces of outsiders are full of enthusiasm and desire. Since ancient times, people's thirst for life has reached a morbid state.

No one can escape death, but countless people try their best.

And now the opportunity is before them.

How could they be calm.

Worshipers enlightened by science have prostrated themselves under the shock brought by miracles, just like the darkest period when theology and science alternately fought each other.

The eyes of the women who were slandered as heretics and tied to stone pillars looked at the Catholic Church in the blazing fire.

Those guys with emerald rings on their little fingers commanded the ignorant believers to build stacks of firewood at their feet.

They are not afraid of hell, because this is hell.

Soon, under the leadership of the old man, they found the strange white stone plate, and the crowd began to become restless. The thing that countless people had been looking for in their lives was now touched by them.

Before the ceremony began, the old man advised them more than once.

But how could anyone listen to the advice at this moment? When a fierce and strong man put a weapon on the neck of a trembling little girl, the old man had no choice but to shut his mouth.

Later, the old man personally took the dying child from the woman's arms, then walked to the stone plate, put it down respectfully, and placed the child's hand steadily on his chest.